Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 3, 2018

” Here is an excerpt from the article: “…it isn’t by becoming more efficient that the supply chains of Wal-Mart, Dell, and Amazon have given those companies an edge over their competitors. According to my research, top-performing supply chains possess three very different qualities. What did we find?

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Logistics Viewpoints

JANUARY 11, 2023

In early November, my colleague Steve Banker wrote an article looking at the top supply chain trends for 2023 and beyond. Supply chain disruptions have brought about an age of innovation. From a transportation standpoint, this has included major technological advancements. billion in 2019. Well, I am saying it.

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Logistics Viewpoints

JUNE 29, 2021

In a prior post , I wrote about the various ways data is transforming global supply chains. Just as any chef will tell you that anything less than the best quality ingredients can render a dish inedible, so too, bad data can turn any data-driven IT effort sour. Today, I’m going to add a qualifier — it has to be quality data.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 3, 2014

Apparently, he had been hiding in the closet the entire time while the other kids had moved on to other games upstairs. There’s a business lesson here somewhere, I just can’t put my finger on it. Shipping Vendor ABOL Software to Help Retail Customers Drive International Sales. North American Freight Numbers July 2014.

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Talking Logistics

OCTOBER 24, 2014

I have a date with my first grader to play math games in her class this morning, so I’m short on time. Transplace Releases New Transportation Optimization Technology. Manhattan Associates Reports Record Third Quarter 2014 Revenue and Earnings. SAP Announces Third Quarter and Nine Months 2014 Results. Wal-Mart Stores Inc.,

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Talking Logistics

NOVEMBER 3, 2014

The value of peer-to-peer learning and networking was evident at last month’s Ryder Innovate conference — “an exclusive gathering of senior leaders in transportation, logistics, and supply chain seeking strategic insight, new ideas, and thought leadership to improve their supply chain and fleet operations.”

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Supply Chain Shaman

SEPTEMBER 22, 2021

Recently, I hosted the Supply Chain Insights Global Summit. In our research, we find that 72% of planners primarily depend on Excel and desktop analysis despite the rollout of advanced platforms for planning in 92% of manufacturers with greater than 5B$ in revenue. Allyson’s presentation was just that.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 2, 2014

I’ve been using the word convergence to describe many of the trends occurring in the supply chain and logistics field today, and convergence was certainly evident at Roadnet’s perform 2014 User Conference a few weeks ago. First, there’s the convergence of companies.

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ivalua

JANUARY 13, 2023

This is crucial as businesses continue to be faced with supply chain and business challenges. A competitive and nimble supply base can assist organizations as they rapidly respond to challenges in cost and supply. The following are just a few examples of some notable supplier diversity efforts across the globe.

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Supply Chain View from the Field

DECEMBER 16, 2013

I’ve had the good fortune to be presented with opportunities for compelling discussions with a significant group of leading thinkers, senior executives in procurement, logistics, and technology management over this past year. Here is what I expect to see next year: Global supply chain footprints will continue to expand.

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MIT Supply Chain

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

The inaugural post appeared on March 4, 2014, and was about the rising status of the supply chain profession. Some events and trends driving the supply chain’s standing back in 2014 remain just as influential in 2023. One example is sustainability.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 25, 2014

I hurried downstairs to the kitchen, and after a mild panic attack witnessed only by our guinea pig, I called the airline and was able to get booked on a different flight, and I made it to my client’s meeting on time. Manhattan Associates Reports Record Second Quarter 2014 Results. Ryder Reports Record Second Quarter 2014 Results.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 11, 2014

“We will see $300 a barrel — or roughly $250 in today’s dollars — because oil supply will be so short. That will be in 2015, after the peak of oil [supply].”. Brent crude oil prices Dec 2009 – Dec 2014 (Source MoneyAM.com). If you want that oil, that’s what you will have to pay for it.

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GlobalTranz

MARCH 17, 2016

This year looks like it's going to be one of the most innovative years for manufacturing technology. Purchasing and supply executives predict that the global manufacturing industry will continue to expand. 4 Technologies Changing Global Manufacturing, As Told in 4 Infographics. The ISM projects a 4.1 and Chinese manufacturers.

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Talking Logistics

JUNE 27, 2014

So it gives me great pleasure to say, that with the next pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, the NBA selects Isaiah Austin from Baylor University.”. I’m just hoping to touch people’s lives and let them know that any obstacle that they’re facing, they can get through it. April 2014 North American Freight Numbers.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2014

Over the course of the last two years, we at Supply Chain Insight s have worked on a methodology to gauge supply chain improvement. We named it the Supply Chain Index. We have found that supply chain metrics are gnarly and complicated.During Background on the Supply Chain Index.

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Supply Chain Shaman

APRIL 1, 2015

I am speaking this morning at the Terra Technology conference and doing a book signing of my new book, Supply Chain Metrics That Matter. The world of supply chain is active on my iPhone. The news from SAP Insider is a continued drumbeat on the HANA rewrite of SAP’s supply chain applications.

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Supply Chain Shaman

JUNE 7, 2018

As time goes on, these high energies dissipate. Or agreement on the definition of supply chain excellence. Sometimes, even the definition of a supply chain is not clear. Confluence of New Technologies. I define digital as the rethinking the atoms and electrons of the supply chain. I am tired.

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Enterra Insights

AUGUST 20, 2018

Jeff Bodenstab, a marketer with ToolsGroup, writes, “There is an increased focus on being prepared for supply chain risks such as digital threats, product traceability issues, and now the potential impact of a trade war.”[2] I recommend conducting frequent “what if” exercises to do just that.

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The Network Effect

JULY 29, 2014

Today is the first in a series of posts that explores what are in my opinion the ten most significant trends that are transforming the pharmaceutical supply chain. Today is the first in a series of posts that explores what are in my opinion the ten most significant trends that are transforming the pharmaceutical supply chain.

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The Logistics of Logistics

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Technology and 5.) Robert is the Co-Founder and CEO of a company that provides operational, sales, marketing, and technology support to over 100 3PLs, so he has a very thorough understanding of the business. Lean Staffing Solutions provides operational, sales, marketing, and technology support to over 100 leading 3PLs.

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Supply Chain Shaman

OCTOBER 29, 2020

If the word collaboration was listed on a card as a drinking game at supply chain conferences, we would be drunk at many. While we speak of collaboration, the focus is on driving enterprise results not value in value chains. True collaboration is systemic. In times of uncertainty, cash is king. I am troubled.

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Supply Chain Shaman

AUGUST 11, 2015

For the supply chain leader it is not a game… The stake is business continuity. Gamers do well in the world of supply chain. Designing value networks and managing what-if conditions is fundamental to managing supply chain risks. The move from global to regional supply chains increased risks.

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Kinaxis

AUGUST 24, 2015

by Lori Smith Can the S&OP process be done without technology? The answer to that question has certainly evolved over the years, and while there are still some holdouts, most will now agree that technology is indeed required. So what technologies are today’s supply chain teams using to support the critical S&OP process?

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Supply Chain Shaman

DECEMBER 23, 2014

In 2014, ecommerce strategies grew in importance. At that time, manufacturers talked about customer-centric supply chains, but were afraid to aggressively adopt ecommerce strategies. Get Good at Having a Real-time Perpetual Inventory Signal. Foundational for ecommerce is a real-time perpetual inventory (PI) signal.

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Talking Logistics

DECEMBER 16, 2015

Google did not acquire a third-party logistics (3PL) company or a logistics software vendor. And more companies are treating Supply Chain Design as a continuous business process instead of a standalone project or a once-a-year exercise (see Supply Chain Design: Growing Scope, Community, and Collaboration ).

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Enterra Insights

JULY 26, 2021

The demand for goods is unchanged while the supply of goods declines due to the higher costs of production. In the meantime, people are beginning to realize that commodity shortages could persist if global supply chains don’t fully engage in a circular economy. What is a Circular Economy? What is a Circular Economy?

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 13, 2017

Founded in 2000, Steelwedge was an innovator in Sales and Operations Planning (S&OP) and was an early provider of cloud solutions for supply chain. Is Steelwedge a Tragic Hero of Supply Chain Cloud Technology? By this time I did believe the market needed a standalone S&OP solution. A Look Back.

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GlobalTranz

MAY 13, 2015

However, one thing that should come to mind is the prowess of the retail giant’s supply chain excellence. million employees without a focus on good supply chain management. ” It adds: “We believe a business should strive for not just the lowest prices, but the lowest true cost for all.

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The Network Effect

APRIL 9, 2016

Rwanda is a tiny country in Africa, the fourth smallest to be exact, but one making giant strides in embracing the latest technology. Co-founder and CEO Keller Rinaudo says this design is what ‘made sense’ for the Zipline model.” ” Rwanda is blazing the same path in pharmaceuticals and healthcare technology.

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RFgen

MARCH 20, 2018

This article will discuss planning to implement new mobile device software to strengthen mobile efficiency. Warehouse supply chain software is seeing a major shift in operating systems. While devices supporting these operating systems will not shut down automatically, they will be severely handicapped.

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RFgen

MARCH 20, 2018

This article will discuss planning to implement new mobile device software to strengthen mobile efficiency. Warehouse supply chain software is seeing a major shift in operating systems. While devices supporting these operating systems will not shut down automatically, they will be severely handicapped.

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Talking Logistics

JULY 5, 2017

The near-infinite processing power Cloud computing provides (along with other technological innovations) will cause everyone in the supply chain and logistics field to unlearn the way we’ve always done things, everything from the way we design software applications to how we design and manage supply chain processes.

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Supply Chain Shaman

FEBRUARY 7, 2014

It is 2014. The consultants and technology vendors tell the stories of small dollars invested and large value gained. ERP was designed to deliver transactional efficiency. It was not designed to be a planning architecture. It was not designed to be a planning architecture. that make or form something.

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The Logistics of Logistics

NOVEMBER 15, 2021

Technology and 5.) Robert is the Co-Founder and CEO of a company that provides operational, sales, marketing, and technology support to over 100 3PLs, so he has a very thorough understanding of the business. Since 2014, Lean has worked with over 290 satisfied U.S. these companies tend to invest in technology. Logistics 4.)

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Supply Chain Shaman

JANUARY 28, 2015

Many companies talk about Supply Chain Excellence, but most leaders struggle to define it. One supply chain leader, in a discussion last week, likened supply chain excellence to fitness. He felt that supply chain excellence was analogous. 2015 Supply Chains to Admire.

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The Network Effect

JULY 3, 2014

In part one , I introduced the concept of “process robots”, and showed how they are already being deployed within supply networks to automatically do the work. In part two, I showed how process robots can be used to match supply and demand across a global supply network. This part three in a series of posts.

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